Start Period Data Definition

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1 Indicates the period a learner started the aim.

Purpose

2 To enable monitoring of the number of aims that learners started per period over the academic year.

Relevant Collections

  • ILR (WBL)
  • ILR (ESF SR)
  • ILR (TtG)

Source Data

3 The following variables are used as source data for the calculation of Period a Learner Started the Aim.

Field Name

Label

A27

Learning Start Date

E08

Date Started ESF Co-Financing

Derived Variables and Datasets

4 The definitions produces the following derived variable(s)

Field Name

Label

Dataset

A_STARTP

DV - Period Started in

Aims Standard File

E_STARTP

DV - Period Started in

ESF Standard File

Detailed definition

5 If the Learning Start Date (A27) or Date Started ESF Co-Financing (E08) of the aim occurs during the period, then that period is determined to be the period that the aim ended in

Sample Code

6 The following sample code is available

Creator

Analysis and MI Team

Date issued

28 September 2006

Date created

11 November 2005

Document ref.

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